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Life is Beautiful festival sets 2014 downtown Vegas dates

Life is Beautiful in Downtown Las Vegas Oct. 26-27 attracted thousands of people to explore the 15-block music, food, art and learning event consisting of five music stages, a culinary village, an alchemy garden, an eclectic street art program and a learning program with a range of notable speakers. (Brian Jones/Las Vegas News Bureau)

LAS VEGAS – Life is Beautiful, the urban festival celebrating music, food, art, and learning, announced today that it will return to Downtown Las Vegas in 2014 from Oct. 24 to 26.

“We could not be more excited for 2014,” said Rehan Choudhry, Life is Beautiful’s Founder. “The support we received from community leaders, corporate partners, downtown businesses and, most of all, our festival fans made Life is Beautiful bigger than we could have ever dreamed in our first year. We are extremely confident that our festival, created to inspire people, will only grow stronger from year to year.”

More than 60,000 people enjoyed Life is Beautiful's inaugural festival last October, exceeding original estimates for the festival. Attendees spent the weekend exploring 15 city blocks programmed with music, food, art, and learning experiences for all ages. Held over two days, the event included of five music stages, a culinary village, an alchemy garden, an eclectic street art program, a learning program with a range of notable speakers, and much more.

“We have some incredible enhancements and new surprises coming for year two,” said Choudhry. “The success and notoriety of Life is Beautiful has inspired our entire team to push the limits in every way possible as we build for the future. More announcements are forthcoming, but we all anxiously look forward to coming back to Downtown Las Vegas."